Berlin School of Coffee in City West

The Berlin School of Coffee in Uhlandschloss is an independent coffee school where you work with real portafilter machines from the very first minute. Groups are small, usually no more than six people sit at the table. Among Berlin's winter leisure activities, this is the one where you go home with a new skill.

Berlin School of Coffee: Location and Directions in City West

The Berlin School of Coffee is located at Uhlandstraße 171/172 in the so-called Uhlandschloss in City West, just a few steps from Kurfürstendamm. Getting there is extremely easy: The U1 subway station Uhlandstraße is right outside the door, and the Kurfürstendamm station adds U1 and U9 lines. By S-Bahn, you can go to Savignyplatz, where lines S3, S5, S7, and S9 stop, even without changing trains from the main station. Bus lines M19, M29, X10, 109, and 110 also stop at the U Uhlandstraße station on Kurfürstendamm. If you come by car, you can park on the street with a parking ticket or in one of the parking garages around Ku’damm; the school itself expressly recommends bus and train due to limited parking spaces.

Coffee Courses on Portafilter Machines at the Berlin School of Coffee

The course offerings range from three-hour sessions to multi-week training. If you just want to get a taste, book Barista@Home for 89.00 Euro net; a day course like Barista Basic costs 249.00 Euro net. In between and beyond are Latte Art, Sensory Skills, the five-day Coffee Sommelier, Roasting Courses, Technical Seminars on Machines and Grinders, as well as special formats for entrepreneurs. Most courses require no prior knowledge; practical work on the machine begins from the start. Course fees include drinks, catering, and a certificate, with the exception of the short at-home formats. The school operates independently of manufacturers, the team has about twenty years of coffee experience, and in addition to open courses, they conduct corporate training and in-house sessions. According to their own statements, the school has handled several hundred corporate assignments. If you want to measure your home preparation, you can also get suitable measuring equipment on site. For those who want to delve deeper, there are tiered formats from the three-day Barista Compact to Barista Professional and the eleven-day Barista Master. For home use, there are also Coffee@Home and Roasting@Home, which also last three hours and make great gifts.